TV
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NPD: Consumer Tech Revenue Up 37% Through 6 Weeks of Q4
Heading into the Black Friday retail holiday weekend and consumer technology sales are already booming, according to new data from The NPD Group. The week ending Nov. 20 was the second-highest revenue sales week of the pandemic period – bested only by Amazon Prime Week (week ending Oct. 17). As expected, TV sales led the … Continue reading “NPD: Consumer Tech Revenue Up 37% Through 6 Weeks of Q4”
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Disney’s ‘Mulan’ Remains Atop U.K. Weekly Home Entertainment Sales Chart
Packaged media sales of Disney’s erstwhile theatrical release Mulan helped the live-action movie stay atop the U.K. Official Film Chart through Nov. 25. Disney’s first-ever PVOD release exceeded all other movies by 6,600 unit sales (physical and digital), holding off Warner Home Video’s Elf in No. 2 and relegating former No. 1, Last Christmas (Universal) to … Continue reading “Disney’s ‘Mulan’ Remains Atop U.K. Weekly Home Entertainment Sales Chart”
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NPD: Consumer Tech Revenue Up 37% Through 6 Weeks of Q4
Heading into the Black Friday retail holiday weekend and consumer technology sales are already booming, according to new data from The NPD Group. The week ending Nov. 20 was the second-highest revenue sales week of the pandemic period – bested only by Amazon Prime Week (week ending Oct. 17). As expected, TV sales led the … Continue reading “NPD: Consumer Tech Revenue Up 37% Through 6 Weeks of Q4”
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Peacock Streaming Service Offering 20% Black Friday Sub Discount; Free Access to Original Content
NBCUniversal is joining in on Black Friday (Nov. 27) price discounts by offering 20% off access to the Peacock subscription streaming service throughout the post-Thanksgiving retail event. While Peacock offers a free, ad-supported option, NBCUniversal is offering the Premium tier with some ads for $39.99 for the year, or $89.99 without ads. The two options … Continue reading “Peacock Streaming Service Offering 20% Black Friday Sub Discount; Free Access to Original Content”
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Stingray Launches Music SVOD Channels; Inks Distribution with Redbox, Peacock, Amazon Prime Video
Stingray Group Nov. 25 announced the launch of SVOD channels with new partner OneHub TV (U.K.) and existing partners Optimum and Suddenlink by Altice (U.S.), Amazon Prime Video Channels (Italy and Spain), Player + (Poland), Rogers Communications (Canada), Swisscom blue TV (Switzerland) and Totalplay (Mexico). Stingray also announced the launch of free, ad-supported TV channels … Continue reading “Stingray Launches Music SVOD Channels; Inks Distribution with Redbox, Peacock, Amazon Prime Video”
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Sky and eOne Ink Movie Distribution Deal
Comcast-owned satellite TV operator Sky and Hasbro-owned Entertainment One (eOne) on Nov. 25 announced a long-term partnership that will afford Sky subscribers access to hundreds of hours of movie content. The deal covers both eOne’s existing 200-film library and new releases in development. Starting next summer, Sky will have the pay-TV rights to eOne’s first-run … Continue reading “Sky and eOne Ink Movie Distribution Deal”
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Netflix’s ‘Boss Baby,’ ‘The Crown’ Top TV Time Charts
Netflix’s “Boss Baby: Back in Business” was the top rising show and the service’s “The Crown” was the top binge program on the TV Time charts for the week ended Nov. 22. “The Crown,” season four of which debuted Nov. 15, chronicles the continuing saga of the British royal family with the addition of a new princess, Diana, … Continue reading “Netflix’s ‘Boss Baby,’ ‘The Crown’ Top TV Time Charts”
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Hulu Bowing $1.99 Monthly Promo at Midnight on Thanksgiving Through Cyber Monday
Hulu is set to launch a discounted $1.99 monthly promotion at midnight on Thanksgiving. The campaign pledges to give new and returning subscribers 12-month access to the ad-supported Hulu option, which amounts to a $48 savings over the recently reduced $5.99 monthly fee (from $7.99). The ad-free subscription plan remains priced at $11.99 monthly. Hulu … Continue reading “Hulu Bowing $1.99 Monthly Promo at Midnight on Thanksgiving Through Cyber Monday”
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Walmart Bows Holiday Recipes, E-Commerce on Tastemade Streaming Video Service
Walmart is partnering with media company Tastemade to launch two special holiday episodes of the Daytime Emmy-nominated series “Struggle Meals” on Tastemade’s streaming network. The episodes are Tastemade’s first brand partnership for the online series, and allow streamers to shop for holiday recipe ingredients using Walmart’s pickup & delivery service for delivery or curbside pickup. … Continue reading “Walmart Bows Holiday Recipes, E-Commerce on Tastemade Streaming Video Service”
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Best Buy Q3 Entertainment Revenue Up 17.5%
Best Buy Nov. 24 reported strong third-quarter (ended Oct. 31) sales, driven in part by a near 174% increase in e-commerce revenue and entertainment. The entertainment segment, which includes products such as DVD/Blu-ray Disc movies, video game hardware and software, books, music CDs and computer software, saw same-store sales increase 17.5% compared to a 20.8% … Continue reading “Best Buy Q3 Entertainment Revenue Up 17.5%”
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NRF: 2020 Winter Holiday Sales to Grow 5%
The National Retail Federation Nov. 23 forecast that holiday sales during November and December will increase from 3.6% to 5.2% from the same period last year, generating $755.3 billion to $766.7 billion in revenue. The data, which excludes automobile dealers, gasoline stations and restaurants, compares with a 4% increase to $729.1 billion in 2019, and … Continue reading “NRF: 2020 Winter Holiday Sales to Grow 5%”
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Report: ‘Friends’ Most-Watched TV Show Over Thanksgiving Weekend
In addition to football, TV show re-runs dominate viewer interest around the Thanksgiving holiday, according to new data from USDish, a reseller of Dish Network. While movies dominate around Christmas, TV show episodes rank high among viewers over Thanksgiving, with “Friends” the most popular TV show. Of the 15 TV show episodes that ranked most-popular, … Continue reading “Report: ‘Friends’ Most-Watched TV Show Over Thanksgiving Weekend”